Noticias sobre la Investigación y Desarrollo

At British Potato 2011, the Potato Council presented its new business plan, with a strong focus on creating value for potato farmers and supply chain. Potato Council is charting the course for levy payers to have long-term success in the potato indus...

Anthony (Tony) Bambridge, co-founder of B & C Farming Ltd, has been awarded the 2011 British Potato Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the sector at BP2011 in Harrogate (23 November 23, 2011).

Op een doorsnee dag in de eerste drie kwartalen van 2011 aten 800.000 Vlamingen, dat is 12,6 procent van de bevolking, friet. Dat blijkt uit een bevraging door Insites Consulting in opdracht van het Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing (VLAM).

Researchers on P.E.I. and in Alberta are looking for new ways to kill wireworms before the larvae destroy farmer's crops. Christine Norohna from Agriculture Canada has already done some research using buckwheat and brown mustard as rotation crops. She...

The primacy of the Roman Catholic Church and the centrality of the pub are not the only staples of Irish life under threat. Fresh potatoes are losing their place as the carbohydrate of choice on the Irish plate, prompting a national campaign to arrest ...

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy today confirmed the reappointment of AUSVEG Chairman John Brent and Deputy Chairman Geoff Moar. Mr Brent was unanimously reappointed as Chairman of the Board, along with Deputy Chairman, Geoff Moar, who was also unanimousl...

After eating a potato-plentiful lunch that she deemed both “delicious and nutritious,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was honored Monday afternoon for her work in assuring that schools across the nation are free to serve potatoes to students. During a lunche...

Celebrating Forty Years: 2012 is set to be a milestone year for Herbert Engineering, as the company celebrates its 40th anniversary. All this time, ties between Herbert and the potato industry have remained strong and are now the backbone of the business.

Follow the Potato Council knowledge trail at BP2011 and gain up to 18 BASIS points! There are lots of reasons to register now for your free entry to the event, to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire on November 23 and 24. Areas of interest include market ...

Dr Qu Dongyu, chair of the Potato Association of China (PAC), is to speak at the World Potato Congress (WPC2012) in Great Britain next year. Dr Qu, vice governor of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, will address the ...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

Een landbouwer ontvangt vandaag amper twee euro per 100 kg aardappelen. “Is dit het lot van de landbouw? Overgeleverd worden aan een oververzadigde markt en hopen op een ramp die het aanbod inperkt?”, vraagt Hendrik Vandamme, voorzitter van het Algemee...

Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...

Attendee registration for National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel?Motel Show (NRA Show) 2012 and International Wine, Spirits &Beer Event (IWSB) is now open. Attending the live Show is always a unique experience. However, in case you cann...

As the US legislation regarding school meal programs makes is way through the various stages of the approval process, a new stage has been reached and the provision that prohibits the USDA to set limits to vegetables is preserved in the current text un...

Idaho potato shippers are hitting a bit of a wall when it comes to getting that Idaho gold out of the fields and on the road. It could be the biggest catch-22 in the potato shipment industry right now. The Idaho Grower Shippers Association represents ...

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

Fourth-generation potato farmer Dominic Prendergast is hoping for a better potato season than last year. At the beginning of this year he led a group of Ballarat growers in a successful protest for better prices against global food giant McCain. In M...